Chapter 300 Plotting Behind the Scenes

As the core of Zongheng Sihai, Daoying Nianhua was, of course, more concerned about this mission than anyone else. After discussing the matter, Daoying Nianhua immediately selected a few members with excellent speed and rushed ahead with him.

As expected, these few were masters of speed. They left quickly and returned quickly. But while four of them had gone, only two returned, Daoying Nianhua's face pale. Wushi Zhi Jian quickly greeted them and asked, "What happened?"

"We saw werewolves," Daoying Nianhua said, "but they said they only trust Qianli Yizui..."

Wushi Zhi Jian was stunned. "Is that really the case? How is that possible? If we hadn't invited him on this mission, would we not be able to complete it?"

Daoying Nianhua didn't say anything. This doubt had been his argument against Gu Fei's statement just now.

"What about Xiaosi and Xiaoha?" Wushi Zhi Jian asked. Four had gone, and two were still missing.

"They're dead," Daoying Nianhua said.

"What happened?" Wushi Zhi Jian was shocked.

"The werewolves attacked them as soon as they met. The two of them were killed on the spot. Fortunately, I shouted in time that we were here to help them. The werewolves then let the two of us return." Daoying Nianhua was still shaken. The player who had escaped with him was also staring blankly, trembling slightly. It seemed that the werewolves had given them quite a shock.

"I'm thinking," Daoying Nianhua finally said, "it's still impossible for someone outside our guild to be the key to our mission. Qianli Yizui's situation was just a coincidence. It just so happened that he had experienced related missions with these werewolves. We must have our own way to win the werewolves' trust, we just need to find it."

"It seems we don't need to go to such lengths. We just need to find out who is coercing the werewolves and get rid of them, as Qianli Yizui said before. That will both win the werewolves' trust and resolve the current crisis," Fengxing said.

"I'm just afraid that since this mission was triggered by Qianli Yizui, will we be missing some clues if we do this?" Daoying Nianhua said, "Or maybe he will deliberately hide some important clues in order to blackmail us again."

"That's very possible!" Wushi Zhi Jian waved his fist. He was thinking of the enchanting smiling face of the guild leader of the Gongzi Elite Group. Ever since they hired their elite group, they had been ruthlessly ripped off.

"We absolutely cannot say that the werewolves only trust Qianli Yizui," Wushi Zhi Jian quickly instructed. If this were to reach the ears of that Young Master Han, he would be bled dry!

"So what do we do now?" Fengxing asked.

Everyone was at a loss. Even if they had decided on a plan to help the werewolves find the mastermind behind the coercion, it was really a headache to know where to start.

"It seems it will be difficult to set off today," Daoying Nianhua sighed.

In the absence of any clues, the only way to find out mission information was to use the most primitive method: repeatedly talking to the NPCs until they had no new words to say. Zongheng Sihai ultimately did just that. All the guild members rushed back to Yeguang Village, formed groups of three or five, and surrounded a villager to talk to them desperately.

The mercenary group players didn't want to wait in place at this time. Some kind-hearted players went to help, while others wandered around to see if there were any monsters to fight. In an instant, the area around Yeguang Village was full of Cloud City players busily working.

But Wushi Zhi Jian and the other three core members had returned to Yueye City and come to the mercenary building in Yueye City. They believed that since Qianli Yizui had come into contact with the Yeguang Village werewolf mission, the players in Yueye City had probably come into contact with even more. Instead of letting Qianli Yizui be the only one, giving Young Master Han the opportunity to blackmail them again, they might as well temporarily find another mercenary group from Yueye City.

Unfortunately, the one Gu Fei had completed was a high-level quest chain. Just from the fact that the main NPC in the mission was a level 70 werewolf, it could be seen that the mission could not be triggered by the current level of players, and even if it was triggered, they would not be able to complete it. The Yueye City players were completely unaware that half of the villagers in Yeguang Village were werewolves. Wushi Zhi Jian and the others posted mercenary recruitment notices, but no one responded.

The players who were inquiring around in Yeguang Village also gained nothing. The villagers' descriptions of the werewolves were actually the plot of the mission that Gu Fei had completed: a villager was killed by a werewolf, and later a passing warrior found out the truth and helped the villagers get out of the shadow of the werewolves...

And although the players directly said that half of your village are werewolves, it did not cause any ripples among the villagers. This was, after all, a game with rigid system settings. If Gu Fei, who had been involved in the relevant mission, had said this, it would definitely have caused a strong shock. But these ordinary players had only heard Gu Fei, the player, say this, and the NPCs could only think that you were talking nonsense.

In other words, Gu Fei saying "half of the villagers are werewolves" might be a command statement that could trigger some plot.

For other players, it was just nonsense.

The five members of the Gongzi Elite Group did not engage in this activity. At this time, they were sitting in a small hotel in Yueye Village, watching everything coldly. You Ge went out for a big circle, and now he returned to the hotel, shook his head at the five people and said: "This method, it seems impossible to find out anything."

"Or maybe they are not getting the right method. This mission was triggered by Qianli, perhaps only Qianli can get information from the NPCs," Jian Gui said.

"Shall I try?" Gu Fei stated.

"You can go, but if you really find out any clues, don't rush to solve it," Young Master Han said.

"Too bad," Gu Fei shook his head and left. Of course, he understood Young Master Han's intentions. If this mission could only be solved by Gu Fei, Wushi Zhi Jian could only bleed again.

Leaving the small hotel, Gu Fei went straight to the Yeguang Village Chief's house. Based on his understanding of this village, the villagers would say "go ask the village chief", so if there was anything important to know, the first choice was the village chief.

Unfortunately, this kind of hint would not only be told to Gu Fei by the NPCs. Players who had been wandering around in the village for so long had heard the words "the village chief knows more" from the mouths of ordinary villagers. At this time, the village chief's house was surrounded by players, three layers inside and three layers outside, like a fan meeting, scrambling to say a few words to their idol, the village chief.

Is it necessary? Gu Fei was stunned. Everyone should just choose one person to go up and communicate with the village chief. What was there to grab?

This was because Gu Fei was not motivated enough. Just like their Gongzi Elite Group, all the guild mercenary groups would adopt a point system when distributing equipment, money, and any benefits. Team missions like this were important opportunities to earn points, and no one wanted to miss them, so there was such competition.

Gu Fei was blocked outside the crowd and couldn't get in. And that wasn't all. Two Zongheng Sihai players suddenly saw Gu Fei, who was standing on tiptoe outside the crowd, and took the initiative to greet him. "I'm sorry, Brother Qianli. Our guild leader instructed that you have already worked very hard on this mission, so we won't bother you."

Gu Fei didn't say anything, just said "Oh" and stepped back. He secretly laughed in his heart. Young Master Han's intention to blackmail them had long been seen through, and they were directly preventing him from participating.

Of course, Zongheng Sihai's words could not restrict Gu Fei's actions. But the hidden meaning of these words was: Anyway, we didn't invite you this time. If you want to help, help, but you won't get any money.

Gu Fei didn't really care about the money. He just couldn't stand being idle. But at this time, seeing the village chief's house so lively, he didn't know when it would be his turn. Gu Fei was also uninterested and turned around to leave.

When he returned to the hotel, the five were very surprised. "So fast? Did you find out anything?"

"Nothing," Gu Fei said. "Zongheng Sihai said they don't need me to intervene."

Everyone looked at Young Master Han. "How much have you blackmailed them? They are guarding against you like a thief, giving up such convenient conditions and preferring to work on their own."

Young Master Han was also muttering to himself. "Not too much, but it seems a little too frequent. But it's not my fault. It's just that we are too outstanding."

Young Master Han's narcissism finally included everyone. So it didn't cause any resentment. Everyone nodded. "Yes, yes, that's right, too outstanding."

"That guy Wushi Zhi Jian, the less he wants us to blackmail him, the more I want to blackmail him," Young Master Han rubbed his hands.

"Blackmail him, blackmail him." Yutian Shenming, seeing the possibility of profit, unhesitatingly betrayed his guild leader.

"Qianli, who do you think the mastermind might be?" Young Master Han asked.

"How would I know?" Gu Fei said.

"Who was the final boss in your last mission?" Young Master Han asked again.

"Adrian..." Gu Fei paused after saying that. "Could it be this guy again?"

"What's the situation?" Everyone asked.

"I specifically inquired about it today. The previous Adrian was killed by me in my mission. So this guy now, although he is also called Adrian, has the same identity in the village, but is actually a new NPC that has been refreshed by the system, but..." Gu Fei recalled Hongchen Yixiao's words. "The newly refreshed NPCs bear the same mission and do the same work as their predecessors."

"What do you mean?" Some people didn't understand.

"The previous Adrian was a bad character, so the newly refreshed Adrian will of course not abandon evil and do good. It is possible that he is still using the werewolves," Young Master Han analyzed.

Gu Fei nodded. "I think so too."

"Go find him!" Yutian Shenming was excited.

The six of them stood up together. You Ge leaned to Gu Fei's side. "Where did you find out about this?"

"This, it's not convenient to say..." Gu Fei said, glancing at Hongchen Yixiao in his friends list. Buddy, if this mission really falls on Adrian again, then you have helped me a lot again.